The Egerer & Weidauer Home Team Blog

I sure hope we aren't but the reason I bring it up is because of some recent ads I've been seeing. The ads are for first time home buyer loan programs, the same type that helped get us into the same mess we are trying to get out of. Last November in a Dave Says column, Mr. Ramsey expressed his fr...

According to HomeSmartReports.com, among the least risky cities for home buyers to invest in, Seattle makes the list just under the most resilient areas of Bridgeport-Stamford, Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut. HomeSmartreport.com is a California based online service that measures "collateral ...

Even in these slower than usual times, 2009 brings about a revival in our housing market. Just last week we talked with a few new prospects looking to get in on the great deals this market offers. "Bill Riss, chief executive of Coldwell Banker Bain real estate and other area real estate professio...

These Meme's are spreading like wildfire. First it was the book meme, then the Christmas wish meme, and now the 'getting to know you' meme. My friend and fellow AR agent, Leslie Stewart, tagged me with this most recent one. Let's get down to business... Here are the rules: 1.  Create a blog post ...

If you are a Dave Ramsey fan, I myself am, then you know that he is counseling people all the time and telling them to not pay the stupid tax. Stupid tax is co-signing on a loan for a family member, or taking out a loan at a pay-day loan center, or taking out a car note. Dave's philosophy is if h...

Following the too-good-to-be-true housing boom in the first half of this decade, 2008 was a dose of reality. The subprime mortgage crisis and the collapse of major financial institutions made this year a tough one for real estate. Expect 2009 to be filled with more change and adjustment in home v...

So 2009 is finally here and I think we are all ready to see some improvements in the economy and in the real estate market. Aubrey Cohen of the Seattle PI interviewed many local real estate experts and here is what they had to say about the Seattle market; " 'The fact that this downturn is so mul...